Research

Research

The University of Washington Department of Biostatistics is a center of excellence for development and application of statistical methodology across the health sciences, and have collaborative partnerships with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, and the Veterans Administration. We collaborate with scientists around the world to advance knowledge and innovation in public health, biology, and medicine.

Thomas R. Fleming at a UW Biostatistics Colloquium in 2018
Faculty Interests
Members of the department conduct methodological research in a broad range of areas, including biomarkers, causal inference, clinical trials, environmental and spatial statistics, survival analysis and more.
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Research Centers
Our members conduct methodological research in a broad range of areas, including clinical trials, epidemiology, survival analysis, medical diagnostics, and statistical genetics.

Scientific Collaborations

Our department members collaborate with scientists across the UW, regionally, and around the world to advance knowledge and innovation in public health, biology, and medicine.

COBRA Working Paper Series

Browse the Department's Online Technical Reports Series through the Collection of Biostatistics Research Archive (COBRA).

Consulting Services

Free statistical consulting is offered by faculty and graduate students in UW Biostatistics or Statistics departments, available for free to UW faculty, staff and students.